1. Dr. Marc R. Dusseiller introduces himself as a transdisciplinary scholar, biohacker, and artist who works at the intersections of various fields including biology, art, and technology. 2. He discusses his background in nano-biointerfaces and synthetic biology research before transitioning to more artistic explorations at places like SymbioticA and various hackerspaces. 3. Dusseiller describes his work establishing labs and festivals focused on topics like open source biology, DIY technologies, and alternative coconut research through an interdisciplinary and hands-on approach.

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Interface Landscapes – BioElectronix for Artists
Personal Intro – How I ended Hunting Rabbits
Dr. Marc R. Dusseiller aka dusjagr
www.dusseiller.ch/labs
USCB, California – Feb 2016

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Share is in the Air
diy* festival

5. Acknowledements
HackteriaLab 2011 // dusjagr visits Yogya
The Art of Fermentation, Oechslemeters and tropical Agriculture

6. Acknowledements
Yashas Shetty, Srishti, Center for Everything, Bangalore, India
Andy Gracie, hostprods, Gijon, Spain
Urs Gaudenz, Sachiko Hirosue, Špela Petrič, Pei­Wen Liu, Brain Degger, Mac Cowell,
Paula Pin, Rüdiger Trojok, Denisa Kera, Bengt Sjolen, Andrew Gryf Paterson,
Robertina Sebjanic and maaaany more!
Nur Akbar Arrofattulah, Agus Tri Budiarto (lifepatch.org), Andreas Siagian, Grace
Samboh, Togar Muhammad Hidayat, Irfan Dwidya Prijambada (UGM), HONF (House
of Natural Fiber), Yogyakarta
Stefan Doepner, Bostjan Leškovsek, Dominik Mahnic, Ljudmila, Kapelica Gallery,
Ljubljana
Markus Haselbach, Effi Tanner, Christoph Stähli, Tobias Hoffmann and all Mechatroniker
MediaLab Prado, Jaaga, Ljudmila, FHNW, EPFL, HSLU, ETHZ
Marcus Textor, Janos Vörös, ETH Zürich
Funding by: Migros Kulturprozent, BAK, Pro Helvetia, Stadt Zürich, Autodesk,

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Fields of Activity
dusjagr labs – transdisciplinary Scholar, Biohacker and Artist
http://www.dusseiller.ch/labs/
● Hackteria | Open Source Biological Art
– http://hackteria.org
● SGMK | MechArtLab, diy* festival
– http://www.mechatronicart.ch/
● Center for Alternative Coconut Research
– https://github.com/CocoMake7/
● PlayAround 2008­12 ­ Taipei | DIWO Culture
– http://2010.playaround.cc
● FHNW, HLS | wetPONG ­ Hybrid Games, Micro­ and
Nanotechnology and Life Sciences
– http://wetpong.net
● Srishti School for Art, Design and Technology | Art
Science BLR – Education Research
● ETH Zürich | Traditional Materials

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How I ended up hunting Rabbits in HEL

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First Transdisciplinary Experiences
bridging Material Science and Biology

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The NanoBioInterface
Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology, ETHZ
Marcus Textor, Janos Vörös, Viola Vogel, Nic Spencer

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The NanoBioInterface
Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology, ETHZ
Janos Vörös, Marcus Textor, Viola Vogel, Nic Spencer

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NanoTech Cleanroom – 2001 ­ 2005

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Design of Cellular Patterns 2D
HeLa Cells on patterned substrate, 20 hours timelapse
Alexa Kiss, Gabor Csucs, ETHZ

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This is what I got a PhD for?
Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology, ETHZ
Janos Vörös, Marcus Textor, Viola Vogel, Nic Spencer

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SymbioticA is an artistic laboratory dedicated to the research, learning, critique and
hands­on engagement with the life sciences.
Victim less leather ­ 2004

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University of Maastrich, 2 years at cost the of $325,000
A Lab­Grown Burger ­ 2013

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How to make Cheese...

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Hackerspaces crossing
Digital­ and Biotechnology

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Hacking

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What is Hacking?

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Hacker
Software
● Passwords, programming, networks,
information, security
Hardware
● DIY, radio, satellites, 3D­printers,
open Manufacturing
Wetware
● DNA sequencing and modifikation,
synthetic life forms, genetic
code/data, security
Social Engineering
● Context displacement, political
activism, media art, public oppinion
making

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Hacker
"Hacker ist jemand, der versucht, einen Weg zu finden, wie man mit
einer Kaffeemaschine Toast zubereiten kann"
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„A hacker is someone who tries to find a way to use a
coffeemachine to make toast“
Wau Holland, ccc
„A hacker is someone, who has joy in the circumvention of
limitations..“
Robert Bickford

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Hack
Originally:
„A quick job that produces what is needed, but not well.“
1950s:
Amateur radio enthusiasts defined the term hacking as
creatively tinkering to improve performance.
Hacker's jargon:
"A clever solution to a problem."
„An appropriate application of ingenuity.“

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Hackerspaces / Makerspaces

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cccb / c­base ­ Berlin

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Noisebridge – San Franscisco

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NYC resistors – New York

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Hackerspaces – A Swiss Version?

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Workshops for Artists, Kids and Geeks

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MechArtLab

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DIY / DIWO

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Technology outreach for Children

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LabCourses for MedTech Students

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wetPONG – HomeMade Microfluidics

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Makerspaces, FabLabs, Innovation Hubs

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Jaaga ­ Bangalore

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EPES – (Art)Science BLR
Extreme Places and Extended Senses, Designing Learning, Diploma Project
Srishti School for Art, Design and Technology

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Jugaad

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Hack vs. Jugaad
"Jugaad is a survival tactic, whereas a hack is an
intellectual art form; i.e. Jugaad is the wile of the poor,
and hack the pastime of the affluent cerebral. Jugaad is a
hack to get around or deal with a lack of or limited
resources, and has a class component to it ­ jugaad are
things poor but clever people do to make the most of the
resources they have. They do what they need to do,
without regard to what is supposed to be possible."
from Wikipedia
From Jugaad to Systematic Innovation

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DIYbio – global maillist

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Other labs... DIY bio general – 2009

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WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERSWE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERS

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WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERSWE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERS

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WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERSWE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERS

49. Version 1 – looks cool, but not so functional. Version 2 with cream blower works fine.
Rüdiger Trojok, Freiburg/Copenhagen/Berlin
WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERSWE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERS

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WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERSWE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERS

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WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERSWE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERS

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WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERSWE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERS
La Paillasse | Open Space for Biology and Biotechnologies

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WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERSWE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERS

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WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERSWE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERS

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WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERSWE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERS
It's glowing! It must be some product of an evil mad scientist!
BioCurious ­ Silicon Valley's Hackerspace for Biotech

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It's glowing! It must be some product of an evil mad scientist!
BioCurious and others | ETC group
WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERSWE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERS

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It's glowing! It must be some product of an evil mad scientist!
Eduardo Kac – GFP bunny (Alba), 2000
WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERSWE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERS

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http://hackteria.org/wiki/Explorations_in_BioLuminescence
Phospho­Fluoro­Bio­Chemo whaddalescence?

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BioLuminescence Hacks
It's glowing! It must be some product of … maybe we can just buy in the super market
Brian Degger, Tuuli Utrainen, Asa Calow, Urs Gaudenz

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It's glowing! It must be some product of ...
Glowing mouse in HEL ­ dusjagr and doms

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Center forCenter for
AlternativeAlternative
CoconutCoconut
ResearchResearch

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Smart CoconutsSmart Coconuts
for Stupid Citiesfor Stupid Cities
●Center for Alternative Coconut Research
●Pak Marcjono: or How I Learned to Stop Start Worrying and Love
the Bomb Coconut
●30 Manfaat Pohon Kelapa
●The CocoMake7

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Pak Marcjono: or How I Learned toPak Marcjono: or How I Learned to StopStop
Start Worrying and Love theStart Worrying and Love the BombBomb Coconut.Coconut.

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Center for AlternativeCenter for Alternative
Coconut ResearchCoconut Research
http://www.randelab.ch/http://www.randelab.ch/

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How I Started to Love the CoconutHow I Started to Love the Coconut

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Global Distribution of CoconutsGlobal Distribution of Coconuts

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What Kinda Strange Fruit is This?What Kinda Strange Fruit is This?

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HowHow StoppedStopped Started to WorryStarted to Worry

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Death by Coconut ! ! !Death by Coconut ! ! !

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Let's talk about Coconuts!Let's talk about Coconuts!

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Let's talk about Coconuts!Let's talk about Coconuts!

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What can we do with Coconuts?What can we do with Coconuts?

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30 Manfaat Pohon Kelapa30 Manfaat Pohon Kelapa

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31 Unusual Uses of Coconuts31 Unusual Uses of Coconuts

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From Low-Cost to Gold !!From Low-Cost to Gold !!

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So what is this all about?

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How I ended up hunting Rabbits in HEL

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Readings...